tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post115492400420324100..comments2023-12-11T04:28:04.590-06:00Comments on Dream Mom: Green EnvyDream Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351348027973964625noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-1155731757138997682006-08-16T07:35:00.000-05:002006-08-16T07:35:00.000-05:00Just a thought--try calling your local vocational-...Just a thought--try calling your local vocational-technical high school to see if they would be willing to repaint the chair in a cool custom color. They may be willing to do it in the automotive tech class for the cost of the paint. It couldn't hurt to ask, right? And you'd get a nicer looking chair for a whole lot less $$$! (I have a friend who recently retired as a vo-tech HS teacher, who saysPurplequilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813393744204093862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-1155063888434800982006-08-08T14:04:00.000-05:002006-08-08T14:04:00.000-05:00I'm glad you're back!I'm glad you're back!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606922510495018342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-1155012724640696672006-08-07T23:52:00.000-05:002006-08-07T23:52:00.000-05:00Great ideas! You're absolutely right...those custo...Great ideas! You're absolutely right...those customized chairs would create conversation with the kids, that's for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-1154963351952162952006-08-07T10:09:00.000-05:002006-08-07T10:09:00.000-05:00My son was 16 when he got his first "set of wheels...My son was 16 when he got his first "set of wheels" a shiny black wheel chair. He is ambulatory, however does not have the stamina to go long distances. We use it mostly for when he has to do a lot of walking out in the community or when seizure activity has left him immobile. Because he does not have to be in it at all times I never gave much thought to the color, just the function of being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-1154956355270476752006-08-07T08:12:00.000-05:002006-08-07T08:12:00.000-05:00Thanks clover-elf for you response. Yes, we've ha...Thanks clover-elf for you response. Yes, we've had Quickie's before and they had much better color choices!<BR/><BR/>This is a newer manufacturer that actually makes a good chair and is willing to make some good customizations. This chair was hard to find because I needed a tilt chair that could be taken apart and put in a car vs. the vast majority of tilt chairs that are not broken down (takenDream Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351348027973964625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22370535.post-1154937257872485912006-08-07T02:54:00.000-05:002006-08-07T02:54:00.000-05:00Quickie wheelchairs are actually still pretty well...Quickie wheelchairs are actually still pretty well-known for actual color choices, but that IS only the frame (from what I saw on the site, anyway). I remember hearing they're great about listening to customers - any idea if that's still true? Obviously you're not the only parent out there whose kid needs a chair like that.<BR/><BR/>My ex-girlfriend is actually training to become a wheelchair Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com